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COPYRIGHT SECURED BY A. RUDY 



ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 



New Original System. Shortest and Easiest 
to learn. 60 Words a Minute guaranteed within 
the first 3 months. of study. 

Speed obtained by practice, 200 words a minute. 
Can be used without alteration or additions for 
writing any language with the same brevity. 

Hand movement the same as in long" hand. 

FREE LECTURES on Short-Hand Sys- 
tems at 

3 O 5 KEARNY STREET, 

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 




INTRODUCTION 



Light-line universal shorthand is the most original system in the 
United States. While the alphabets of all other systems are more or 
less based on Pitman, or on mathematical signs, the alphabet of this 
system is based on the analyzation of all the written characters 
which are used in every day's business. It is the only system which 
does not depend on the difference of slanting, and the only system in 
which brevity is gained much more by exact rules of abbreviation 
than can ever be achieved by arbitrary wordsigns. The manner of 
writing is here the same as in longhand, and at the same time so short 
that the words of the most rapid speaker can be written down by any 
person within the first three months of practice. This system needs 
no lifting of the pen and changing of position at each stroke, which 
makes a person nervous; and you have no hundreds and thousands 
of wordsigns wlych are such a burden for the memory. The words 
are mostly written out fully (vowels as well as consonants) and they 
turn out so short, and so similar to longhand, that you imagine writ- 
ing one or two longhand letters, when in fact you are writing a whole 
sentence in light-line universal shorthand. The following are but a 
few of the great many similar instances : 

i) ir z)/nc 3) (It) If 5) 

6)6^ 7J A. 8) J. 9)tt 10 )-" 

(i) narrow; (2) I need no gas; (3) couple; (4) trouble; (5) when 
storms are over (6) comes a brighter day; (7) strenuous; (8) surprise; 
(9) purpose; (10) reporter. 



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These words are no rare ones, but are often used in speeches, 
and in simple conversation. Their shorthand signs 

l)7T2)/yU. 3) Ut) I) 5)tQj 

6) (of 7) A- 8) ^ a)e£u$Jr 

are no abbreviations, but they contain every sound of the words 
according to the universal alphabet and rules. The letter v repre- 
sents every sound of the word narrow, which contains but 4 sounds 

, 3 13 

naro written in light-line universal 7^7* y joined, y-g The 

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sign ./}J represents every sound of the word "reporter," which con- 
tains but seven sounds r e p r t r written in light-line universal short 

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A grand new writing system is hereby established upon the foun- 
dation of the historical habits of our hand movement, habits which 
have existed for thousands of years and to which we are accustomed 
since many generations. 

The alphabet and rules of this system can directly be used for 
any language without any alterations or additions, and with the same 
result for brevity as gained in English. 

A whole sentence, or many words naturally belonging together, 
can be written together, and stress can easily be laid on important 
matter. This is the grandest principle ever known in the history of 
stenography. It enables you to write much quicker than ordinary 
phonographers, and in reading your attention is always called to the 
most important ideas. 

Mr. R. S. Anderson, the well-known normal teacher of San 
Francisco, is one of the first who appreciated the merits of light-line 



universal shorthand, and he has greatly assisted in correcting the 
third edition. 

A. RUDY. 



PROOF OF THE SHORTNESS OF THE SYSTEM. 

Heart be glad when storms are over, comes a brighter day and 
the dreary hours of winter blossom into May. 




This is the brevity gained without any use of word signs, or 
phraseograms. 

The author has established a universal shorthand bureau at 305 
Kearny street, where notes are taken in any language and lessons are 
given privately and in classes, at very reasonable terms. 

Mr. Anderson, of room 12, Odd Fellows' Building, has the 
agency of the authors' works about shorthand, and he is teaching 
light-line universal in classes, commencing every month. The author 
is ready to give all information regarding shorthand at any time, free 
of charge, at his place 305 Kearny street; and he, as well as Mr. 
Anderson, will use all his influence to procure work for persons who 
have mastered the art. The author is growing more and more busy 
from day to day, therefore," if you wish full information, call at once, 
do not delay for he may then go East and resign teaching in favor 
of his first pupils, none of whom will ever be so well versed in the 
history and development of shorthand as the author. The latter is a 
young man who has made the different systems of shorthand his 
special and excessive study since early boyhood, and who can master 
five different languages. He is also one of the first teachers of the 
universal language Volapuk, about which he can give all information 
wanted. 



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